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. >>> the u.s. consulate in libya and republican allegations of a coverup. >> when something goes bad, they deny, deceive, and delay. the truth is, we aren't safer. al qaeda is alive, bin laden may be dead but al qaeda is alive and they are counterattacking throughout the region. >> the way that we're doing it is based on a campaign schedule and trying to give romney some talking points but i don't think men who were killed deserve this. >> joining me now is former senator jim talent. let me ask you about sort of how the campaign can sort of put a weird spotlight on how long sometimes it does take intelligence officials to get their stories straight because it can be erratic in the fog of an attack and in the fog of war. is there some fairness here? >> well, chuck, i think the fair thing to do is to look at what the intelligence community has itself said about what it reported after the attack. i mean, this issue became an issue again when the candidates were asked about it -- the vice presidential
. >>> the u.s. consulate in libya and republican allegations of a coverup. >> when something goes bad, they deny, deceive, and delay. the truth is, we aren't safer. al qaeda is alive, bin laden may be dead but al qaeda is alive and they are counterattacking throughout the region. >> the way that we're doing it is based on a campaign schedule and trying to give romney some talking points but i don't think men who were killed deserve this. >> joining me now is former...
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>> the impact we've seen so far is the u.s. dollar is higher, so a lot of commodities are under pressure. wti is even getting hit because -- this is an interesting thing. because concerns are mounting about the economic impact from sandy. gasoline is jumping higher at this stage because you have refineries along the northeast that are closing down. it may be short-lived, though, because there could be big demand. remember, a lot of people aren't hitting the roads. we have to see if there's any sustained damage to oil infrastructure. as for the economic toll, we have to wait and see. at this stage it's just speculation in terms of dollars and cents. back to you. >> thanks so much. we can put sandy into perspective, though. here's a look at some of the nation's most expensive hurricanes. number five was charley in 2004. 8.5 billion, number four is wilma in 2005, 11.3 bill, ike in 200811.7 billion and andrew is number two and not a surprise the most expensive hurricane in history was katrina, more than $45 billion in damage. ess o
>> the impact we've seen so far is the u.s. dollar is higher, so a lot of commodities are under pressure. wti is even getting hit because -- this is an interesting thing. because concerns are mounting about the economic impact from sandy. gasoline is jumping higher at this stage because you have refineries along the northeast that are closing down. it may be short-lived, though, because there could be big demand. remember, a lot of people aren't hitting the roads. we have to see if...
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no amount of campaign politics at its cynical worst will diminish our record of creating jobs in the u.s. and repatriating profits back to this country." and in an e-mail addressed to his employees today, chrysler's ceo said "i feel obliged to unambiguously restate our position. jeep production will not be moved from the united states to china. jeep assembly lines will remain in operation in the united states and will constitute the backbone of the brand. it is inaccurate to suggest anything different." ari melber, i've just been trying to imagine what george romney would say if he was still running an american automobile manufacturer tonight and some candidate came out and lied about his company like that. >> well, george romney, he was the car guy, too, right? >> and he was the father of mitt romney. yes. >> look, the gm one is highly misleading. the jeep one is a total lie. if mitt romney was pressed on this in a court case, it would be perjury. you could go to jail for lying this straightforward and this obviously. so that's a huge problem for him and his trust and the fact they're d
no amount of campaign politics at its cynical worst will diminish our record of creating jobs in the u.s. and repatriating profits back to this country." and in an e-mail addressed to his employees today, chrysler's ceo said "i feel obliged to unambiguously restate our position. jeep production will not be moved from the united states to china. jeep assembly lines will remain in operation in the united states and will constitute the backbone of the brand. it is inaccurate to suggest...
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it's after that that it turns back towards the u.s. what has changed from the hurricane center, they have shifted the cone of uncertainty ever so slightly to the south. so as far as a direct hit, it most likely will be the enginje shore down to washington, d.c. some of the most populated areas in the united states. not where you want it heading. it's not going to be like a typical cone where the center is the concern, but a big, broad storm that even up in boston, they'll have problems with waves and surge. these all target the mi mid-atlantic. >> still a few days away, bill, thanks. >>> as the election race enters the final stretch, one new poll shows mitt romney with an edge over president obama. according to a new abc news "washington post" poll 50% of likely voters now support governor romney versus 47% who favor the president. yesterday the president wrapped up a two-day campaign blitz with a stop in chicago. he cast his early ballot. this is a first for a presidential nominee. and yesterday in accordance with early voting laws, e
it's after that that it turns back towards the u.s. what has changed from the hurricane center, they have shifted the cone of uncertainty ever so slightly to the south. so as far as a direct hit, it most likely will be the enginje shore down to washington, d.c. some of the most populated areas in the united states. not where you want it heading. it's not going to be like a typical cone where the center is the concern, but a big, broad storm that even up in boston, they'll have problems with...
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bill chappell is a retired forester with the u.s. forest service. for the past 15 years, he's piloted a hot air balloon modeled after smokey bear, the consummate symbol of fire prevention. >> it's a lot of fun. we all have a grand time doing it. it's a good excuse to be a kid again. and at the same time preventing fires. >> but during a 2004 flight at the albuquerque international balloon fiesta, ironically it's the friendly face of smokey bear at the center of a catastrophe. >> well, it was like any other day. it was the last day of the fiesta here. the weather was as predictable as it could be. they had predicted calm breezes, and that's the way it started. >> bill has two young passengers in his balloon, 14-year-old troy wells and 10-year-old aaron whitaker. >> on that particular morning, we had what you call microbursts or wind shears that just come out of nowhere. a sudden wind that just fouled everything up that morning. >> a spectator on the ground captures the moment when the smokey balloon is driven off course by a 60-mile-an-hour blast of
bill chappell is a retired forester with the u.s. forest service. for the past 15 years, he's piloted a hot air balloon modeled after smokey bear, the consummate symbol of fire prevention. >> it's a lot of fun. we all have a grand time doing it. it's a good excuse to be a kid again. and at the same time preventing fires. >> but during a 2004 flight at the albuquerque international balloon fiesta, ironically it's the friendly face of smokey bear at the center of a catastrophe....
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plus, u.s. soccer heads to the final round of world cup qualifying. your sports is straight ahead. you're watching first look on msnbc. [ female announcer ] want to spend less and retire with more? then don't get nickle and dimed by high cost investments and annoying account fees. at e-trade, our free easy-to-use online tools and experienced retirement specialists can help you build a personalized plan. and with our no annual fee iras and a wide range of low cost investments, you can execute the plan you want at a low cost. so meet with us, or go to etrade.com for a great retirement plan with low cost investments. ♪ check out the latest collection of snacks from lean cuisine. creamy spinach artichoke dip, crispy garlic chicken spring rolls. they're this season's must-have accessory. lean cuisine. be culinary chic. >>> let's get a check of sports. first to detroit for the a.l. championship series. tigers came pray s verlander pit ball through the eighth. the 2-1 win gamakes game four sudden death. >>> a catamaran capsized while practicing for the americas cup race. the crew says t
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jeep production will not be moved from u.s. to china. >> you rarely see corporate leaders go at a candidate like that. i think romney is -- you see more and more dishonesty later in the race. it's a misleading ad. >> des ter p per rags. more blow back earlier but it's a news environment where they feel they can air whatever they want, people will be talk about sandy, ar by trait it after the election. >> this is the obama campaign's response to that ad. take a look at it. >> and now, after romney's false claim of jeep outsourcing to china, chrysler itself has refuted romney's lie. the truth, jeep is adding jobs in ohio. >> well, i mean, so do you have that response. you have -- i just think there are auto workers in ohio that know that their factory doors have remained open because of the choice the president made when he first took office. >> absolutely. i spent time recently in columbus which interestingly is a very bipartisan town, be democratic mayor, a bunch of republican city fathers spent money on infrastructure, support
jeep production will not be moved from u.s. to china. >> you rarely see corporate leaders go at a candidate like that. i think romney is -- you see more and more dishonesty later in the race. it's a misleading ad. >> des ter p per rags. more blow back earlier but it's a news environment where they feel they can air whatever they want, people will be talk about sandy, ar by trait it after the election. >> this is the obama campaign's response to that ad. take a look at it....
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president obama also says the u.s. goal is preventing iran from having an atomic bomb. >>> paul ryan told fox news he and mitt romney want a 20% cut in all income tax rates but ryan failed to provide details. >>> the associated press says if the election were held today, mitt romney would win 23 states, president obama would win the rest capturing 271 electoral votes. >>> hugo chavez, the president of venezuela is facing re-election with voting to be held next sunday, october 7th. chavez told an interviewer that if he were an american, he would vote for president obama over mitt romney. >>> music magazine has ranked the ten best presidents since 1900. franklin d. roosevelt, president during the depression and world war ii was ranked number one. number ten was barack obama. >>> and as the supreme court starts its fall term, justice ruth bader ginsbebegin ginsburg oldest on the supreme court. you probably did not know gin gingsburg and scalia spend every new years with reach over's family welcoming in the new year. >>> a
president obama also says the u.s. goal is preventing iran from having an atomic bomb. >>> paul ryan told fox news he and mitt romney want a 20% cut in all income tax rates but ryan failed to provide details. >>> the associated press says if the election were held today, mitt romney would win 23 states, president obama would win the rest capturing 271 electoral votes. >>> hugo chavez, the president of venezuela is facing re-election with voting to be held next sunday,...
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. >> the man suspected of helping to lead the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya says he has no plans to go into hiding. >>> a "new york times" report says abu ahmed spent two hours sipping mango juice and scoffing at the threats from american and libyan officials. he says he hasn't even been questioned by authorities. he says he's not affiliated with al qaeda but shares their views on theology. he also insisted although he was at the consulate the night of the attack he did not take part in the violence. meanwhile, a "wall street journal" report examines the time line. early intelligence suggested the violence came from a spontaneous reaction to an anti-muslim video. that is'sment began to change the night before. ambassador susan rice appear on the sunday talk shows on september 16th. she was not warned about the changes before she went on the air. intelligence officials realized there were no protests at all, it would be weeks before the administration changed its narrative. >> mika, a lot of questions about how the debate changed the polls.
. >> the man suspected of helping to lead the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya says he has no plans to go into hiding. >>> a "new york times" report says abu ahmed spent two hours sipping mango juice and scoffing at the threats from american and libyan officials. he says he hasn't even been questioned by authorities. he says he's not affiliated with al qaeda but shares their views on theology. he also insisted although he was at the consulate the night of...
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and still be a republican candidate for u.s. senate and that was true for about a month when the republicans turned their backs on him. but now republicans have decided they're actually okay with him on that. he picked up the endorsements of former missouri governor kit bond and roy blunt this week. these four senators are reportedly acting as honorary hosts. and after saying that he should drop out of a race, republican party chairman says the party is dedicated to doing everything it can to promote the entire ticket of republicans running in missouri, including todd akin. as chairman of the party i have an obligation to make sure we win as many seats in the senate as possible. todd akin has already put his fellow republicans in a tough position by not jumping out of the race when he became the legitimate rape guy. but now they've decided that being the legitimate rape guy does not disqualify you from getting the support of the republican party, now he has a whole laundry list of issues. since he floated his fake science theory
and still be a republican candidate for u.s. senate and that was true for about a month when the republicans turned their backs on him. but now republicans have decided they're actually okay with him on that. he picked up the endorsements of former missouri governor kit bond and roy blunt this week. these four senators are reportedly acting as honorary hosts. and after saying that he should drop out of a race, republican party chairman says the party is dedicated to doing everything it can to...
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. >> when michael bennett was running for the u.s. senate those women issues came up again and again and really did turn a great number of voters in the direction of michael bennett. >> i know you are having a fight between the state and localities having to do with fracking and you want to expand energy. it sounds like romney would be on your side on some of these things and the stereotype would be the president wouldn't be on your side with some of these things. >> the president has been. the president asked to look into fracking and found it was safe if done properly. you have to make sure like with any industrial process you don't want people making mistakes. if you look at what inexpensive natural gas has done our co 2 emissions are down where they were during eisenhower's presidency. we are half the way towards achieving protocol even though we didn't vote to accept it. many ways it is a game changer. it is cheaper and creates jobs and cleaner for the air. >> and then colorado will have a boom. >> we are one of the top states fo
. >> when michael bennett was running for the u.s. senate those women issues came up again and again and really did turn a great number of voters in the direction of michael bennett. >> i know you are having a fight between the state and localities having to do with fracking and you want to expand energy. it sounds like romney would be on your side on some of these things and the stereotype would be the president wouldn't be on your side with some of these things. >> the...
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by the time the u.s. took its position, the demonstrators had been in tahrir square for days, there had been police crackdowns and when we said it was time for mubarak to go, the the reformers had been begun to be crowded out by extremist elements. yes, there's a big difference between anticipating and leading versus not leading, reacting, cutting our traditional support for democracy. that's the record of president obama and that contributed to the mess. >> so, you're saying he should have pushed mubarak out, but done it differently or he shouldn't have done that? >> the people in a country, reagan once said that we should support the march of freedom, but we can't determine its pace. the people in the country determine the pace of the march of freedom. it's humorous to suggest that the united states can determine this, but we should be clear we're on the side of the forces of freedom. we failed that test. president obama failed that test in iran and in egypt for two years plus before mubarak left. >> mo
by the time the u.s. took its position, the demonstrators had been in tahrir square for days, there had been police crackdowns and when we said it was time for mubarak to go, the the reformers had been begun to be crowded out by extremist elements. yes, there's a big difference between anticipating and leading versus not leading, reacting, cutting our traditional support for democracy. that's the record of president obama and that contributed to the mess. >> so, you're saying he should...
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the house republican hearings on last month's terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi are under way now on capitol hill. chairman darrell issa opened the hearings demanding answers from the state department about their response to the incident. as well as the amount of security personnel in place before september 11th. >> we know that the tragedy in benghazi ended as it did. we now know that, in fact, it was caused by a terrorist attack that wasp reasonably predictable to eventually happen somewhere in the world, especially on september 11th. requests for extensions of more security by the mission in libya, however, appeared to have often been rejected. >> al know the chairman claims -- although the chairman claims we are pursuing this investigation on a, quote, bipartisan basis, that has simply not been the case. chairman has w had held documents that were provided to the committee which is in violation of the house rules. to say they are resorting to such petty abuses in what should be a serious and responsible investigation of this fatal attack
the house republican hearings on last month's terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi are under way now on capitol hill. chairman darrell issa opened the hearings demanding answers from the state department about their response to the incident. as well as the amount of security personnel in place before september 11th. >> we know that the tragedy in benghazi ended as it did. we now know that, in fact, it was caused by a terrorist attack that wasp reasonably predictable to...
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he's going to appeal it all the way up to the u.s. supreme court. he's so desperate to shut off early voting in this election, to go back to the ten-hour lines from '04, he's so desperate to do that, he's bypassing the next level of review and is going right to the u.s. supreme court. the practical result is that nobody knows how the election will be run now in the crucial swing state of ohio. as of right now, no one knows yet how the election is going e to be run there, when you will be allowed to vote. if it's going to be like the last seven years or back to the bad old days. we don't know how the election is going to be run and we're four weeks out from election night. today is the last day to register e to vote in ohio before the election along with all these other states. today is the last day to register. but in ohio republicans are going to fight down to the wire to stop ohio voters from being able to early vote in the last few days before the election, which i should tell you is when 100,000 people voted in ohio last time. more than a third
he's going to appeal it all the way up to the u.s. supreme court. he's so desperate to shut off early voting in this election, to go back to the ten-hour lines from '04, he's so desperate to do that, he's bypassing the next level of review and is going right to the u.s. supreme court. the practical result is that nobody knows how the election will be run now in the crucial swing state of ohio. as of right now, no one knows yet how the election is going e to be run there, when you will be...
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joining me now to dig deeper into the jobs data, u.s. economic economist for the president. >> definitely good news in the context of all the bad news in recent months. the headline growth of employment of 114,000 was good but not spectacular. if you dig deeper you find they revised up prior months so running around 150,000 per month, somewhat better not indicative of a economy going into recession, perhaps one getting a little tail wind to it. the drop in the unemployment rate from 8.1% to 7.8%, as you know, sometimes it drons for the wrong reason because people give up looking for work. that was not the case in september, 800,000 people by this measure of employment found jobs, one of the largest increases by that measure in the last eight or nine years. >> mitt romney went after this on the stump today in virginia saying that more people were giving up and that the number of -- the unemployment number would be 11% if all the people who had given up had come back in. that's probably an accurate number but the point is that this month a
joining me now to dig deeper into the jobs data, u.s. economic economist for the president. >> definitely good news in the context of all the bad news in recent months. the headline growth of employment of 114,000 was good but not spectacular. if you dig deeper you find they revised up prior months so running around 150,000 per month, somewhat better not indicative of a economy going into recession, perhaps one getting a little tail wind to it. the drop in the unemployment rate from 8.1%...
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i will put the leaders of iran on notice that the u.s. and our friends and allies will prevent e them from acquiring nuclear weapons, i will deepen critical cooperation with partners in the gulf. not a lot here that isn't stuff that's already been floated. these are positions the president, i think would agree should be taken. >> if you are going to unveil ab address at this point you better have the goods. never mind next week's foreign policy debate with the president. this mitt romney needs to debate the old mitt romney as well. on each of these things he's taken the opposite position. there's an extended criticism of the president's take on syria, for instance. yet this is the same mitt romney who also said getting involved with libya would be mission creep. he opposed that in one country and now proposes it somewhere else. the point of consistent for him is israel. to pa are a phrase joe biden every foreign policy sentence has a noun, verb and the word israel in it. when it comes to the actual position saying a president needs to be
i will put the leaders of iran on notice that the u.s. and our friends and allies will prevent e them from acquiring nuclear weapons, i will deepen critical cooperation with partners in the gulf. not a lot here that isn't stuff that's already been floated. these are positions the president, i think would agree should be taken. >> if you are going to unveil ab address at this point you better have the goods. never mind next week's foreign policy debate with the president. this mitt romney...
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how likely do you think this shooting, the shooting of a u.s. congresswoman, the subject comes up when these horrific incidents happen, but little changes. do you think the country is in the mood for change? >> here in denver we have the most restrictive assault weapons ban in the nation. we'll continue to have that assault ban in place here in denver, colorado. when we look at what happened in aurora, what we recognize from my point of view is we need to take a comprehensive look at this whole issue of, not only guns and gun control is a part of it, but mental health is a part of it. families and education issues are a part of it. when we look at what happened in you are aoa, we recognize a bigger issue that must be addressed here if we focus on gun control, we lose the opportunity to address these issues. my point and position has been, let's make the gun control conversation about a larger, more comprehensive addressing of major problems that ail our community by the videos, violence in movies, mental issues and the breakdown of the american
how likely do you think this shooting, the shooting of a u.s. congresswoman, the subject comes up when these horrific incidents happen, but little changes. do you think the country is in the mood for change? >> here in denver we have the most restrictive assault weapons ban in the nation. we'll continue to have that assault ban in place here in denver, colorado. when we look at what happened in aurora, what we recognize from my point of view is we need to take a comprehensive look at this...
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thank god that the u.s. supreme court decided and they rejected his stay. and now all voters in this state will have access to the last three days of the early vote. we should make sure all voters have that opportunity. democrats have been fighting hard while republicans have been trying to not only intimidate, but to suppress the vote. but the u.s. supreme court had the final say. and we are thrilled in the state of ohio. we will continue to push to make sure folks get out to vote. >> always a pleasure talking with you. and joining us today a little bit later will be arna director who will be with us. we'll be right back. customer erin swenson bought from us online today. so, i'm happy. sales go up... i'm happy. it went out today... i'm happy. what if she's not home? (together) she won't be happy. use ups! she can get a text alert, reroute... even reschedule her package. it's ups my choice. are you happy? i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. happy. happy. happy. happy. (together) happy. i love logistics. humans -- sometimes life trips us
thank god that the u.s. supreme court decided and they rejected his stay. and now all voters in this state will have access to the last three days of the early vote. we should make sure all voters have that opportunity. democrats have been fighting hard while republicans have been trying to not only intimidate, but to suppress the vote. but the u.s. supreme court had the final say. and we are thrilled in the state of ohio. we will continue to push to make sure folks get out to vote. >>...
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he says it doesn't mean he's avoiding u.s. taxes. >> i have not saved one dollar by having an investment somewhere outside this country. >> there was no reduction, not one dollar reduction in taxes by virtue of having an account in switzerland or a cayman island investment. the dollars of taxes remain exactly the same. >> but that's not true. according to a new report from "the new york times" romney avoided taxes through investments in offshore tax havens. mitt romney avoided paying his fair share. what else is he hiding? >>> joining me now, david k johnston author of the new book, "the fine print" and karen finney. david k. johnstone, the times got tax experts to look at the tax returns and some documents they obtained from bain from this new report today. what did we learn? >> well, the cayman islands 4 hundred years ago was a hang out for pirates now it's a hang out for tax pirates. instead of a buried map of where the tresh is, now you get this opinion letters from lawyer, if you follow one every one of these steps, you c
he says it doesn't mean he's avoiding u.s. taxes. >> i have not saved one dollar by having an investment somewhere outside this country. >> there was no reduction, not one dollar reduction in taxes by virtue of having an account in switzerland or a cayman island investment. the dollars of taxes remain exactly the same. >> but that's not true. according to a new report from "the new york times" romney avoided taxes through investments in offshore tax havens. mitt...
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was the arab spring worth it, was the u.s. support of the uprisings across the region that have led to a great deal of chaos in u.s. interests and if so, why. i would ask him to defend that policy and i would ask both candidates to defend that policy. >> elizabeth, what about syria? you've been reporting on the military operations, we know that there are light weapons supposedly being supplied through our arab allies but what about all the reporting now and most recently in the "new york times" that weapons are getting into the wrong hands? >> well, yes, i would ask mitt romney how he planned to arm the rebels in syria. as you know, this administration, the obama administration, does not want to provide arms to the rebels. they feel that again, there's evidence as you cited, they would get into the wrong hands. i would ask mitt romney, again, the method for arming the rebels and whether he was concerned about bad outcomes for that and as defense secretary leon panetta said recently, we do not want to go in there as we did in i
was the arab spring worth it, was the u.s. support of the uprisings across the region that have led to a great deal of chaos in u.s. interests and if so, why. i would ask him to defend that policy and i would ask both candidates to defend that policy. >> elizabeth, what about syria? you've been reporting on the military operations, we know that there are light weapons supposedly being supplied through our arab allies but what about all the reporting now and most recently in the "new...
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in syria, the u.s. has taken the opposite approach, hoping international pressure will force president assad to resign. and become like yemen. the next commander in chief will likely have to decide whether an aggressive approach can be effective in preventing a wider and deadlier conflict. cuba, of course, always the potential to move votes. the president has eased some travel policies, potentially opening the door to closer economic ties. but mitt romney, on the other hand has called on getting tough on cuba, a contrast that might simply be about motivating cuban voters in dade county. of course, a critical factor to keep in mind tonight, foreign policy plans can't be sprafted from domestic. far weaker if we don't have the political and economic power to back them up. richard haass is the author of "foreign policy begins at home." richard, always good to see you. i love this lead from "the washington post" this morning, column on the foreign policy debate and the conundrum that this is an easy red vers
in syria, the u.s. has taken the opposite approach, hoping international pressure will force president assad to resign. and become like yemen. the next commander in chief will likely have to decide whether an aggressive approach can be effective in preventing a wider and deadlier conflict. cuba, of course, always the potential to move votes. the president has eased some travel policies, potentially opening the door to closer economic ties. but mitt romney, on the other hand has called on...
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it was already in a regularly scheduled outage, but u.s. nuclear regulators say that they're continuing to monitor the situation there. now, the death toll, there are at least 13 confirmed fatalities because of this storm so far. that number, of course, could rise especially as this cleanup and recovery effort heads into the early morning hours. i'm chris jansing. you are watching msnbc's continuing live coverage of superstorm sandy. we are going to be live throughout the night. we have reporters all across the region. and msnbc meteorologist bill karins on hand here in new york. now, as of 11:30 pennsylvania's utility company reported more than 1 million people were without power in that state. the "associated press" reports that's about 20% of the state's electric customers. joining me now is philadelphia mayor michael nutter. mayor, it's good to talk to you again. we've been talking about how fluid the situation is. you and i talked about two hours ago. since then i understand one person was killed after a tree fell on a house in berks c
it was already in a regularly scheduled outage, but u.s. nuclear regulators say that they're continuing to monitor the situation there. now, the death toll, there are at least 13 confirmed fatalities because of this storm so far. that number, of course, could rise especially as this cleanup and recovery effort heads into the early morning hours. i'm chris jansing. you are watching msnbc's continuing live coverage of superstorm sandy. we are going to be live throughout the night. we have...
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secretary of state hillary clinton who grabbed headlines with her statement about the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. take a listen. >> i take responsibility, i'm in charge of the state department. >> secretary clin ton has done n extraordinary job. she works for me and i'm the president and i'm always responsible. >> you said in the rose garden the day after the attack it was an act of terror? is that what aur saying. >> please proceed, governor. >> i want to make sure we get that for the record, because it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in benghazi an act of terror. >> get the transcript. >> he did, in fact, sir. so let me call it an act of terror. >> can you stay that a little louder, candy. >> i went to a number of women's groups and said can you help us find folks, and they brought up binders full of women. >> we don't have to collect binders to find qualified women. >> we have one weekend left before the final debate, and i hope he comes up with an agenda over the weekend. >> you heard of the new deal, ohio. you've heard of a fair deal. mitt romney's
secretary of state hillary clinton who grabbed headlines with her statement about the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. take a listen. >> i take responsibility, i'm in charge of the state department. >> secretary clin ton has done n extraordinary job. she works for me and i'm the president and i'm always responsible. >> you said in the rose garden the day after the attack it was an act of terror? is that what aur saying. >> please proceed, governor. >> i want...
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foreclosure filings on u.s. homes for the month of september fell to their lowest in five years as you mentioned. some states are seeing their foreclosures rise, but we're talking about the overall decrease here which puts the combined number of, for example, reports of default notices, scheduled auctions, bank repossessions, all those things at the lowest total since july 2007. it's also 7% less than august's rate and down 16% from september 2011. all that together means realty trac at least says we are past the worst of the foreclosure crisis. before we get excited, though, one caveat. and that is it is taking longer to foreclose. the process is getting longer. which automatically reduces the foreclosure numbers. so where he have to be careful with this one. >> mandy drury, thank you. >>> employees sometimes really do say the darnedest things. careerbuilder.com is out with its list of real excuses folks have used recently to call out si sick. here's a few. i'm too upset to come to woman after watching the hung
foreclosure filings on u.s. homes for the month of september fell to their lowest in five years as you mentioned. some states are seeing their foreclosures rise, but we're talking about the overall decrease here which puts the combined number of, for example, reports of default notices, scheduled auctions, bank repossessions, all those things at the lowest total since july 2007. it's also 7% less than august's rate and down 16% from september 2011. all that together means realty trac at least...
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since the last u.s. troops pulled out last december sectarian and political conflicts threaten to destabilize the country. the story of america's role in that war is the subject of "the end game the inside story of the struggle for iraq from george bush to barack obama." the co-author of the end game michael gordon joins me now. congratulations. this is an epic piece of work. u.n. and general trainer have been digging through it from both sides on the ground in iraq and here in washington and elsewhere. but, let's talk about what you think is the real reason for this rise in both sectarian attacks and attacks against security forces. is this iranian influence? >> i think it's more complicated than that. i think that, you know, the worst has not happened in iraq. we don't have a civil war. the country hasn't collapsed for the doom sayers who thought the place was going to go up in flames, that hasn't occurred. >> john mccain and others even today on "morning joe" was saying it's all blowing apart. >> well
since the last u.s. troops pulled out last december sectarian and political conflicts threaten to destabilize the country. the story of america's role in that war is the subject of "the end game the inside story of the struggle for iraq from george bush to barack obama." the co-author of the end game michael gordon joins me now. congratulations. this is an epic piece of work. u.n. and general trainer have been digging through it from both sides on the ground in iraq and here in...
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after the break while the white house tweaks its analysis of the u.s. consulate in libya the romney ticket plans a pivot to hammer on foreign policy, something paul ryan is already focusing on. >> we're seeing the ugly fruits of the obama foreign policy unravel around the world on our tv screens. syria you got 20,000 dead people. iran is closer toward a nuclear weapon. the middle east peace process is in shambles and we have our flags being burned all around the world. russia is thwarting us at every stage in the process. this is a weak foreign policy with it terrible results which makes us less safe. >> we will look at team romney's new go policy and gather the latest intel when former assistant secretary of state p.j. crowley joins us live, next. [ female announcer ] born from the naturally sweet monk fruit, something this delicious could only come from nature. now from the maker of splenda sweeteners, discover nectresse. the only 100% natural, no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. the rich, sweet taste of sugar. nothing artificial. â™
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he has seven terms in the u.s. house under his belt. i think his posture over the weekend, he went to a pumpkin patch with his family. he's trying to stay focused but trying to relaxed. one of the things etsd is his key for him is to be himself. he knows what to believe, and he needs to articulate that to the american people in the debate in kentucky on thursday. >> thank you, ron. we greatly appreciate it. joe biden is is off the campaign trail this week as he prepares for that big debate with ryan. the two men come face to face in danville, kentucky, in three days. the stakes could be higher than any other vp debate we've seen before. in fact, listen to this. "the new york times" says that david axelrod is personally overseeing biden's debate preps writing, quote, mr. biden will be counseled on how to avoid mr. obama's mistakes and even correct them with a more aggressive prosecution of the republican ticket. it's a lot of pressure that could backfire. >> it's interesting going forward into this week, i think it puts pressure on joe b
he has seven terms in the u.s. house under his belt. i think his posture over the weekend, he went to a pumpkin patch with his family. he's trying to stay focused but trying to relaxed. one of the things etsd is his key for him is to be himself. he knows what to believe, and he needs to articulate that to the american people in the debate in kentucky on thursday. >> thank you, ron. we greatly appreciate it. joe biden is is off the campaign trail this week as he prepares for that big...
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pretending not even to hear questions about the latest republican u.s. senate candidate who has decided to opine on the nuances of rape, god, biology, and what he would like to have the government force rape victims to do against their will. mitt romney ignored three separate reporters who asked him about richard mourdock at that diner this morning. he then ignored two more questions on the subject during a campaign stop outside of columbus, ohio. now, when your running mate is a guy who believes the same thing as the rape mumbling senate candidates richard mourdock and todd akin, not only do you have to ignore press questions about that policy, but you cannot put your running mate in a position where he's maybe going to have to answer questions about that. not with 12 days left. you need to send that guy to alabama. you need to send him to glenn beckville. paul ryan has been essentially hidden on the only talk to the far right fringe base of the tour. mitt romney, himself, picked up the pace a little bit from yesterday when he had a very slow day. today
pretending not even to hear questions about the latest republican u.s. senate candidate who has decided to opine on the nuances of rape, god, biology, and what he would like to have the government force rape victims to do against their will. mitt romney ignored three separate reporters who asked him about richard mourdock at that diner this morning. he then ignored two more questions on the subject during a campaign stop outside of columbus, ohio. now, when your running mate is a guy who...
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real jeep news that day was actually that chrysler announced they were adding 1100 new jobs in the u.s. here making jeeps in detroit. and chrysler says it could hire almost as many people at another plant in warren, michigan. chrysler is investing half a billion in its toledo plant. but mitt romney got up that said defiance, ohio and says they are moving all their jobs. it's embarrassing for mr. romney. why would mitt romney get up in front of 12,000 people in ohio and tell them the auto bailout hasn't helped you at all. your jobs are going to china. i read it somewhere. where's the story? we found it. he was apparently trolling the nether regions of the right-wing press. he found it on a washington examiner blog post, which reported, quote, jeep, an obama favorite, looks to shift production to china. a move that would crash the economy in toledo. this is a misreading of a bloomberg report that was reporting good news. global demand for jeep has risen to the point where they can sell more in china and wants to build jeeps for china in china. this is good news for an american company, n
real jeep news that day was actually that chrysler announced they were adding 1100 new jobs in the u.s. here making jeeps in detroit. and chrysler says it could hire almost as many people at another plant in warren, michigan. chrysler is investing half a billion in its toledo plant. but mitt romney got up that said defiance, ohio and says they are moving all their jobs. it's embarrassing for mr. romney. why would mitt romney get up in front of 12,000 people in ohio and tell them the auto...
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>> today they did aaccompaccomiy special forces from the u.s. military who secured the compound while the agents went in and tried to exploit what evidence they could. it's been three weeks since the ambassador was shot. attorney general holder was asked today, and he said he believes the investigation is going well because of all the other work that the fbi and other investigative agencies have been doing talking to witnesses. he says there's lots of things going on outside of benghazi, and that he believes the investigation is progressing satisfactorily. obviously, it would have been better. the fbi would have preferred fob in there earlier, but they believe this is not a huge setback. >> thank you very much. pete, greatly appreciate you updating us on the breaking news there it. next on "news nation," garden state guru. chris christie predicted the debate would be a game changer, and he said it would turn the race upside-down. what is governor christie saying today? >> i just came out and said exactly what i believed, which was i've seen this
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i hope you'll join me in supporting richard mourdoctor u.s. senate. >> i hope you'll join me supporting richard mourdock. so what does romney say now when mourdock says rape is what god intended? >> governor romney disagrees with mr. mourdock and mr. mourdock's comments do not and flekt governor romney's views. we disagree on the policy regarding exceptions for rape and incest but we still support him. we still support him. the romney campaign will not ask the ad to be pulled. why? because they share the same extreme views on abortion that are being -- becoming mainstream in the gop. >> i believe that life begins at conception. >> would you have support the cons r constitutional amendment that life is at conception? >> absolutely. >> i think when life begins at that horrible situation of rape, it's something that god intended to happen. >> i've always adopted the idea that the method of conception doesn't change the definition of life. >> this is an extreme party. and this is an extreme candidate. he picked a running mate as far to the right o
i hope you'll join me in supporting richard mourdoctor u.s. senate. >> i hope you'll join me supporting richard mourdock. so what does romney say now when mourdock says rape is what god intended? >> governor romney disagrees with mr. mourdock and mr. mourdock's comments do not and flekt governor romney's views. we disagree on the policy regarding exceptions for rape and incest but we still support him. we still support him. the romney campaign will not ask the ad to be pulled. why?...
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indiana republican u.s. senate candidate, richard mourdock, has proven to be his own october surprise, in his race against democrat joe donnelly. mr. mourdock got to be the republican candidate in that senate race when he ousted long-time and widely respected conservative republican senator richard lugar, with the help of the tea party earlier this year. mr. mourdock combined richard lugar as just too reasonable to continue to represent indiana republicans. and now with people already able to vote in indianapolis, anytime, all i do long, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., seven days a week at the county clerk's office, now the republican party is reaping the consequences of choosing this guy. >> this fall, i'm supporting richard mourdock for senate. >> even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that god intended to happen. >> i hope you'll join me in supporting richard mourdock. >> that's part of an ad that the democratic-leaning super pac, the american bridge pac cut for the indiana
indiana republican u.s. senate candidate, richard mourdock, has proven to be his own october surprise, in his race against democrat joe donnelly. mr. mourdock got to be the republican candidate in that senate race when he ousted long-time and widely respected conservative republican senator richard lugar, with the help of the tea party earlier this year. mr. mourdock combined richard lugar as just too reasonable to continue to represent indiana republicans. and now with people already able to...
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material that exposed the names of those helping the u.s. mission there. people whose lives may now be in jeopardy. republican congressman darrell issa who chairs the house oversight and government reform committee, released 166 pages of sensitive communications on friday. foreign policy magazine quotes an unnamed state department official who says no one there had a chance to vet the material beforehand. what's more, this is the same darrell issa who some would say hypocritically derided wikileaks almost two years ago for doing exactly what he's done now. >> the kind of transparency we need is not to have somebody outing what is said by diplomats in private, and we need to change that and that's going to be a big part of our committee's oversight is to get that right so diplomats can do their job with confident dense. >> the kind of transparency we need is not to have somebody outing what is said by diplomats in private. fine words, mr. issa. a pity you don't seem to remember them in an election year. joining us thousand is democratic congressman elijah c
material that exposed the names of those helping the u.s. mission there. people whose lives may now be in jeopardy. republican congressman darrell issa who chairs the house oversight and government reform committee, released 166 pages of sensitive communications on friday. foreign policy magazine quotes an unnamed state department official who says no one there had a chance to vet the material beforehand. what's more, this is the same darrell issa who some would say hypocritically derided...
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a six-term u.s. senator, the sixth youngestist senator ever elected to the body. vice president in 2008 largely on the strength of his debating performances. not like he won a bunch of primary and a funny thing happens with joe biden in between where people got this onion inflected impression of him as a guy washing his transam in the white house parking lot and what biden is about at and what he is unable to counter is he wields authority well. i have known bb for 35 years. i was best friends and in the room and that for a guy that looks even younger than he is like ryan was devastating. >> let's listen to joe biden talking about romney's 47%. >> these are the folks who talk about 47% of the american people being unwilling to take responsibility. 82% of them pay their payroll taxes and other taxes and at an effective rate higher than romney pays his taxes. over 10% of them are senior citizens on social security. the rest are disabled vets and veterans and military personnel fighting now. that's the 47%. the 47%, this nation depends on to build this country. folks
a six-term u.s. senator, the sixth youngestist senator ever elected to the body. vice president in 2008 largely on the strength of his debating performances. not like he won a bunch of primary and a funny thing happens with joe biden in between where people got this onion inflected impression of him as a guy washing his transam in the white house parking lot and what biden is about at and what he is unable to counter is he wields authority well. i have known bb for 35 years. i was best friends...
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so, we have to take this seriously. >> so, if you are on the east coast of the u.s. planning to fly in the next 36 to 48 hours or if you are somewhere else hoping to fly into the eastern u.s. anytime soon, it is a safe bet to say you need to rethink those plans. airlines canceled thousands of flights. the airports are expected to close. tom costello joins us from reagan national airport. tell us about the ripple effect. >> reporter: in the last hour and a half we went from wearing a light fleece to a full winter jacket. the winds picked up. it is really cold. behind me, on the ramp, we have a lot of planes out here. they are going to be leaving and probably not coming back tonight. we are looking at 1200 flight cancellations. so far, along the east coast a total of four and a half to 5,000. according to the airport staff, we draw your attention to philadelphia airports. we have significant delays tonight from anywhere to an hour to two or three hours for inbound flights because they are having a hard time getting there from their original point of departure. united,
so, we have to take this seriously. >> so, if you are on the east coast of the u.s. planning to fly in the next 36 to 48 hours or if you are somewhere else hoping to fly into the eastern u.s. anytime soon, it is a safe bet to say you need to rethink those plans. airlines canceled thousands of flights. the airports are expected to close. tom costello joins us from reagan national airport. tell us about the ripple effect. >> reporter: in the last hour and a half we went from wearing a...
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in the past, u.s. diplomacy has been more of a sledgehammer than a velvet glove. >> we'll talk about that next. >> i think it's really important, when we look at obama and his trimming of the military budget, it's not going to lead to us fighting fewer wars, necessarily. it may mean fewer boots on the ground. it's great for americans not losing lives. it's not other lives not being lost. he wants to invest in drones. he's expanded it. this is a president who sees american interest and goes after them. he may not want to get involved in wars he seems interested in directly. it doesn't mean he's a peace president. he never has been and won't be. >> it's interesting. after every build up, when i worked for reagan, we went up for four years by 28% to real terms. we had a deficit problem, we came down 10% in real terms. sequestration is only -- >> people are running around like it's the end. >> it's going to make us -- >> if you go back and take a look at mark shields calls him, our last liberal president,
in the past, u.s. diplomacy has been more of a sledgehammer than a velvet glove. >> we'll talk about that next. >> i think it's really important, when we look at obama and his trimming of the military budget, it's not going to lead to us fighting fewer wars, necessarily. it may mean fewer boots on the ground. it's great for americans not losing lives. it's not other lives not being lost. he wants to invest in drones. he's expanded it. this is a president who sees american interest...
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eastern time, former u.s. senator george mcgovern passed away while in hospice in sioux falls, south dakota. he was 90 years old. an early opponent of the vietnam war he was, the nominee for president in 1972 for democrats. he lost in a landslide election to republican richard nixon. in a statement, the mcgovern family said "we are blessed to know that our father lived a long, successful and productive life. advocating for the hungry, fighting for peace." mcgovern long will be remembered for his unwavering opposition to war and war is where we begin this morning. today we're taking you back to june 28th, 1914. yes. june 28, 1914. that was the day that a foreign emissary was assassinated while on a diplomatic mission in sarajevo. that set off a chain of events that led to the largest global conflict the world had ever seen. on that fateful day, a 19-year-old took the life of arch duke franz ferdinand. knowing the dead to the austrian hungarian empire would not go unanswered, serbia appealed to their russian nei
eastern time, former u.s. senator george mcgovern passed away while in hospice in sioux falls, south dakota. he was 90 years old. an early opponent of the vietnam war he was, the nominee for president in 1972 for democrats. he lost in a landslide election to republican richard nixon. in a statement, the mcgovern family said "we are blessed to know that our father lived a long, successful and productive life. advocating for the hungry, fighting for peace." mcgovern long will be...
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the 21st century so far has sadly become that period in u.s. senate history when, one by one, we have begun to bury the senators who knew how to reach across the aisle and put petty partisan interest aside in order to do the important and honorable work of governing. senators in both parties who knew how to come together to do things for the history books. senators who saw hungry children and fed them. >> when you meet your maker and he asks have you fed the hungry, given drink to the thirsty and cared for the lonely. you, george, can answer yes. you. [ female announcer ] today, jason is here when a twinge of back pain surprises him. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away all day. today, jason chose aleve. just two pills for all day pain relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long sinus and headache relief. >> i feel pressure in th
the 21st century so far has sadly become that period in u.s. senate history when, one by one, we have begun to bury the senators who knew how to reach across the aisle and put petty partisan interest aside in order to do the important and honorable work of governing. senators in both parties who knew how to come together to do things for the history books. senators who saw hungry children and fed them. >> when you meet your maker and he asks have you fed the hungry, given drink to the...
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i have since the time my mom took that position when she ran in 1970 as a u.s. senate candidate. since roe v. wade has been the low for 20 years we should sustain and support it and i sustain and support that law and the right of a woman to make that choice. >> back then senator ted kennedy seemed to know romney better than romney knew himself. >> on the question of the choice issue, i have supported the roe v. wade, i am pro choice, my opponent is multiple choice. >> the fact is, there's something for everyone on the romney carousel. wait long enough and the candidate will arrive at a convenient position. hop on or hey hop off. to the no good necks who say romney has been gasp, less than honest about what exactly he believes, the candidate's wife offered a strong rebuttal. >> i can't -- i mean like lied about what? something he's been saying all along what he believes this is his policy, his statements. >> that's the great thing about the carnival in romney land wait a day and the carousel will spin around again, new policies, new statements and new beliefs. steve kornacki my he
i have since the time my mom took that position when she ran in 1970 as a u.s. senate candidate. since roe v. wade has been the low for 20 years we should sustain and support it and i sustain and support that law and the right of a woman to make that choice. >> back then senator ted kennedy seemed to know romney better than romney knew himself. >> on the question of the choice issue, i have supported the roe v. wade, i am pro choice, my opponent is multiple choice. >> the fact...
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in sandy's wake at least 28 are dead in the u.s. dozens of homes lost to fire or swept to sea. mass transit stalled, and some 8 million without power. the president has been hunkered down at the white house declaring states of emergency, working with governors, and helping to coordinate relief efforts. just an hour ago he traveled to the headquarters of the red cross pledging for support for what's expected to be a lengthy recovery. >> my message to the federal government, no bureaucracy, no red tape, get resources where they're needed as fast as possible, as hard as possible, and for the duration because the recovery process obviously in a place like new jersey is going to take a significant amount of time. >> indeed. the president will travel to hard-hit new jersey tomorrow, and just a week from election day the president's challenger was hardly content to sit on the sidelines. for his part, mitt romney tried to turn an ohio campaign rally into a relief rally. collecting donations for storm victims with a viewing of his campaign video before hand and a few remarks. >> a lot o
in sandy's wake at least 28 are dead in the u.s. dozens of homes lost to fire or swept to sea. mass transit stalled, and some 8 million without power. the president has been hunkered down at the white house declaring states of emergency, working with governors, and helping to coordinate relief efforts. just an hour ago he traveled to the headquarters of the red cross pledging for support for what's expected to be a lengthy recovery. >> my message to the federal government, no bureaucracy,...
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i've seen american, united, u.s. airways, jetblue, air tran, all the big players here at this particular airport are back and we are glad to see that. here is the rolling tally so far of how many cancellations we've had. 19,500 over the course of this storm. 7,000 flights cancelled tuesday. here's what we look at so far today. 2800 flights as of this moment but that is likely to change. of course the biggest problem is new york city. we do have jfk as well as newark airport open, but they are operating on a very limited basis, largely only looking at cargo flights rand trying to get some flights in to reposition so they can start offering service. la guardia is a whole different issue. la guardia had significant flooding out of the river right up there onto the ramp and in fact right up to the jet bridge they had real flooding. they are still evaluating that airport. they have issues with lights out, electronics out, runway damage, all of that they're still taking a look at as well as the flooding issues. there is no
i've seen american, united, u.s. airways, jetblue, air tran, all the big players here at this particular airport are back and we are glad to see that. here is the rolling tally so far of how many cancellations we've had. 19,500 over the course of this storm. 7,000 flights cancelled tuesday. here's what we look at so far today. 2800 flights as of this moment but that is likely to change. of course the biggest problem is new york city. we do have jfk as well as newark airport open, but they are...
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>> daily flashback to this day 50 years ago when the u.s. ambassador to the united nations confronted the soviet ambassador at the security council meeting then. stevenson said he would wait "until hell freezes over for an answer on whether there were soviet missiles in cuba." when he refused to answer, stevenson presented photographic evidence of the missile buildup. >>> candidates are sprinting to the finish line with 12 days to go before the election. they are both out with a couple new ads. here's a taste of both of them. >> the stuff some folks are saying about president obama sounds kind of familiar. the same people said my ideas would destroy jobs and they called me every name in the book. >> every democrats say obama's policy is wrong costing american jobs. the more obama borrows from china, the more we will have to bow to china. >> let's bring in our panel. well, steve, since i started with one of your ads, i want to ask you about the targeting of china here. is china sort of the best message that republicans and mitt romney have in
>> daily flashback to this day 50 years ago when the u.s. ambassador to the united nations confronted the soviet ambassador at the security council meeting then. stevenson said he would wait "until hell freezes over for an answer on whether there were soviet missiles in cuba." when he refused to answer, stevenson presented photographic evidence of the missile buildup. >>> candidates are sprinting to the finish line with 12 days to go before the election. they are both...
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you have to be a u.s. citizen, live in pennsylvania, be 18 years old by election day. what if you don't have a driver's license or another state issued form of i.d.? that's okay. you can still vote in this election in pennsylvania. it may not be true in subsequent elections but for this election it's okay. republicans in the state of pennsylvania tried this year to block you from voting if you don't have a driver's license or another i.d. like that but they didn't get away with that new law. a judge ruled this week the new rule about i.d. will not be in effect for this election. but yesterday and this was the scoop, we called the state of pennsylvania to ask some questions about voting there in that state this year. this is what we got. listen to this. it's amazing. remember, legally you can vote even if you don't have an i.d. in pennsylvania in this election. you can. listen. >> thank you for calling the pennsylvania department of state bureau of commissions, elections, and legislation. press one for english. press one for information on pennsylvania's new voter i.d.
you have to be a u.s. citizen, live in pennsylvania, be 18 years old by election day. what if you don't have a driver's license or another state issued form of i.d.? that's okay. you can still vote in this election in pennsylvania. it may not be true in subsequent elections but for this election it's okay. republicans in the state of pennsylvania tried this year to block you from voting if you don't have a driver's license or another i.d. like that but they didn't get away with that new law. a...
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. >> and that is why the democrats really might hold on to kent conrad's u.s. seat in north dakota. when kent conrad decided to retire, it looked like a shoe-in for the republican pickup in that year but the republican finds himself in a video loop of a burning chair squirming. and the government should force that woman to bear the rapist's child against her will. in any political campaign it is a sure sign that you're not on your strongest ground when you are dodging questions about what your preferred jail sentence is for pregnant rape victims. the punishing rape victims line is an unpopular stance, it is possible to hold that stance and get elected. it has been done. it is in fact the record on which paul ryan ran in 1998. here's some color from that. he favors overturning the supreme court's decision that made most abortions legal, ryan said. he said he's never specifically advocated jailing women who have abortions or doctors who perform them but added if it's illegal, it's illegal. that's what paul ryan said about abortion rights in 1998. not only did he get elected, now he is
. >> and that is why the democrats really might hold on to kent conrad's u.s. seat in north dakota. when kent conrad decided to retire, it looked like a shoe-in for the republican pickup in that year but the republican finds himself in a video loop of a burning chair squirming. and the government should force that woman to bear the rapist's child against her will. in any political campaign it is a sure sign that you're not on your strongest ground when you are dodging questions about what...
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i like u.s. cars. i would doing nothing to hurt the industry. my plan to get the industry on its feet when it was in real trouble not to start writing checks. president bush wrote the first checks. i disagree with that. these companies need to go through a mgsds bankruptcy. >> the candidates got off track so many times one point moderator bob schieffer had to remind them about what they were supposed to be debating. >> let me get back to foreign policy. >> listen -- >> i need to speak a moment. >> okay. >> let me, bob. >> with only 4% of the american public ranking foreign affairs as the most important problem this election, sometimes when life gives you hosni mubarak, you have to turn him into solyndra aid. i worked hard for that pun, joy. >> i like that. >> timed it out at 9:30, they began at 9 and by 9:30 on to domestic affairs. i will say, to put the cynic in the closet, richard house of the council on foreign relations made the point on sunday -- i mean, foreign policy is in many ways tied to domestic policy. that said i am deeply disappoin
i like u.s. cars. i would doing nothing to hurt the industry. my plan to get the industry on its feet when it was in real trouble not to start writing checks. president bush wrote the first checks. i disagree with that. these companies need to go through a mgsds bankruptcy. >> the candidates got off track so many times one point moderator bob schieffer had to remind them about what they were supposed to be debating. >> let me get back to foreign policy. >> listen -- >> i...
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>>> we are keeping very close watch on hurricane sandy, the cat 2 storm is headed straight for the u.s. and we'll tell you all about that. >>> plus, 2000 all over again? could one candidate win the popular vote and another win the electoral college? pollster stan greenberg will break down the numbers for you. >>> and we want to know what you think, what's more important to your vote, the economy or social issues? tweet me, or find me on facebook. no, no, no, stop! humans -- one day, we're coming up with the theory of relativity, the next... stop, stop, stop! my car! not so much. but that's okay. you're covered with great ideas like optional better car replacement from liberty mutual insurance. total your car, and we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. learn about it at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility -- what's your policy? bp has paid overthe people of bp twenty-threeitment to the gulf. billion dollars to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons
>>> we are keeping very close watch on hurricane sandy, the cat 2 storm is headed straight for the u.s. and we'll tell you all about that. >>> plus, 2000 all over again? could one candidate win the popular vote and another win the electoral college? pollster stan greenberg will break down the numbers for you. >>> and we want to know what you think, what's more important to your vote, the economy or social issues? tweet me, or find me on facebook. no, no, no, stop!...
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late last night, exchange operators made the call to suspend all u.s. stock trading after complaints were made about keeping markets open, even for electronic trading. banks in evacuation zones have closed their offices and advised employees to work from home. a number of insurers are already scrambling. rapid response teams as estimates swirl around $5 billion. home depot, lowe's and walmart were flooded with customers prepping for the storm. sandy has also caused stocks to avoid reporting earnings. pfizer and entergy and nrg are also postponing their reports. and jp morgan chase is waiving a number of overdraft and late fees for new jersey, new york, and connecticut, consumers and businesses impacted by the storm. back to the story. hurricane sandy hours from making landfall. it is taking dead aim at new jersey. danielle leigh has spent the night in cape may which is on the southern tip of new jersey. danielle, i understand there are mandatory evacuations where you are. >> reporter: that is true, mandatory evacuations took effect yesterday afternoon.
late last night, exchange operators made the call to suspend all u.s. stock trading after complaints were made about keeping markets open, even for electronic trading. banks in evacuation zones have closed their offices and advised employees to work from home. a number of insurers are already scrambling. rapid response teams as estimates swirl around $5 billion. home depot, lowe's and walmart were flooded with customers prepping for the storm. sandy has also caused stocks to avoid reporting...
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in 1994 he ran for the u.s. senate to the left of ted kenne kennedy. in 2002 he ran for governor make the trains run on time. i'm not pro-life or pro-choice, i don't expect either label. in 2008 he brought a bunch of leather recliners and tried to smooz them on the cover of national review to put the reagan coalition back toke. in 2012 he runs as the next republican establishment heir apparent. he's run for office four times and run as a different candidate each time and has in this election. >> in spite of that you would actually even consider voting for this guy because he's not barack obama? this is a guy with no consistency in his policy whatsoever. i don't understand why conservatives like this guy except for the fact he's not barack obama. rick santorum was right when he said he's the worst possible candidate to run against barack obama. >> but in fairness, though, is it still 19 days out for some conservatives an issue they don't want barack obama in the white house? >> it's not as simple as that. it's that they don't want a repeat of the last f
in 1994 he ran for the u.s. senate to the left of ted kenne kennedy. in 2002 he ran for governor make the trains run on time. i'm not pro-life or pro-choice, i don't expect either label. in 2008 he brought a bunch of leather recliners and tried to smooz them on the cover of national review to put the reagan coalition back toke. in 2012 he runs as the next republican establishment heir apparent. he's run for office four times and run as a different candidate each time and has in this election....
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set of years in indonesia -- and another set of years in indonesia and, frankly, when he came to the u.s., he worked as a community organizer, which is a socialized structure. >> right. well, despite the president being a kenyan indonesian pot smoking communist, a republican general has to endorse him because they're the same color. they're brothers from another mother. it couldn't possibly be that a former secretary of state actually put some thought into his endorsement, could it? >> not only am i not comfortable with what governor romney is proposing for his economic plan, i have concerns about his views on foreign policy. sometimes i don't sense that he has thought through these issues as thoroughly as he should have and he gets advice from his campaign staff that he then has to adjust or modify as he goes along. >> are you sure that general powell is saying it's because the president is black? i'm just not hearing that. >> there are other issues as well, not just the economy and foreign policy. i'm more comfortable with president obama and his administration when it comes to issues
set of years in indonesia -- and another set of years in indonesia and, frankly, when he came to the u.s., he worked as a community organizer, which is a socialized structure. >> right. well, despite the president being a kenyan indonesian pot smoking communist, a republican general has to endorse him because they're the same color. they're brothers from another mother. it couldn't possibly be that a former secretary of state actually put some thought into his endorsement, could it?...